SAN JOSE, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — September 29, 2014 —
PLDA, the company that designs and sells intellectual property (IP)
cores and prototyping tools for ASICs and FPGAs, has optimized its ASIC
intellectual property (IP) cores for the next generation of the
ubiquitous and general purpose
PCI
Express® I/O specification, 4.0. PLDA’s proven 3.0 architecture
enables easy migration to PCIe 4.0, with no interface changes necessary,
and preserves existing behavior for seamless integration.

PLDA has over 18 years of experience in the design of IP cores for ASIC
design, specializing in high-speed interface protocols and technologies,
with a specific focus on PCIe. Over 5,700 customers have used PLDA cores
for several hundred ASIC tapeouts. PLDA
ASIC
IP products for 4.0 offer:

Preservation of compatibility with software and mechanical interfaces.

Compatibility with prior generations of PCIe technology and support
for proven features of 3.0.

Multi-PHY compliance.

The Internet of things (IoT) has increased the need for fast and
efficient management of “big data.” Devices need more throughput and
lower power usage. Storage technology needs improved performance – in
terms of bandwidth rather than capacity. PLDA’s ASIC IP products allow
designers to address these challenges now.

“The market is ready to take on the challenges of PCIe 4.0,” said
Stephane Hauradou, CTO of PLDA. “Now is the time for designers to begin
working on the architecture of PCIe 4.0 projects. Our team and our cores
– offering the performance, reliability and flexibility customers have
come to rely on – are ready to help customers meet those challenges now.”

About PLDA Group

PLDA
designs and sells intellectual property (IP) cores and prototyping tools
for ASICs and FPGAs that aim to accelerate time to market for embedded
electronic designers. The company specializes in high-speed interface
protocols and technologies such as PCIe and Ethernet. PLDA provides IP
cores with a complete set of tools, including FPGA production-ready and
prototyping cards, system-on-module components, drivers, APIs and
testbenches. These products benefit from a global support and sales
organization able to sustain over 5,800 ASIC and FPGA customers
worldwide. PLDA is a global company with offices in North America (San
Jose, California) and in Europe (France, Italy, Bulgaria).

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